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Green Maize Retailing Cheapest in Eldoret

BY Soko Directory Team · June 8, 2016 08:06 am

Finger millet is one of the crops that farmers in the lowland areas where maize does not thrive well have been advised to plant. This is as a measure of diversifying into drought tolerant and fast maturing crops. Sorghum too is in this group of crops. Finger millet has proven to be very lucrative as its market price at Sh.7,200 in Kisumu and Eldoret, which is highest. It retails lowest in Nakuru, where it goes at Sh.4,900 per ever 90Kg bag.  A 90Kg bag of dry maize on the other hand was being sold at Sh.2,300 in Nakuru and Sh.3250 in Busia. Here is a summary of market prices for different types of cereals:

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Kitale Busia
Dry Maize 90 2500 2700 3200 2300 2600 2700 3250
Green Maize 115 2500 6000 2200 1800 1080 2000 2800
Finger Millet 90 6300 6300 7200 4900 7200 5000 5850
Sorghum 90 3500 3500 3200 2700 4950 3600 3250

 

Read: Tomatoes Retailing Highest in Eldoret

A 90Kg bag of Njahi was being retailed at Sh.13,950 in Mombasa, which is the highest market price as compared to other towns. The same quantity went at Sh.8,100 in Eldoret. Fresh peas lover can get a 51Kg bag at Sh.6,000 in Mombasa, Sh.5,000 in Nairobi, Sh.2,500 in Kisumu and Sh.1,530 in Eldoret.

The table below gives a summary market prices for different types of legumes in different towns:

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Kitale
Canadian Beans 90 5900 6000 5500 4800 8100
Rosecoco Beans 90 5800 6300 7200 5500 8100 4800
Dolichos (Njahi) 90 13000 13950 10800 8100 10800
Greengram 90 9500 9720 10000 7800 13500 12600
Cowpeas 90 7400 3250 7800 9000 5400 7000
Fresh Peas 51 5000 6000 2500 4800 1530 4000
Groundnuts 110 13000 14600 10400 12100 11700

 

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